After politely sending Director Yang Jie away, Xu Qingdong and Cao Zhiqiang returned to the living room.

felt that after there were no outsiders, Xu Qingdong let go a lot, and directly asked Cao Zhiqiang for Coca-Cola, instead of drinking tea in a proper manner.

Yes, not many people know that Director Xu, who has not yet begun to gain weight, actually likes to drink Coca-Cola.

"Here, your Coke." Cao Zhiqiang handed him an open glass bottle of Coca-Cola.

"Hey, it's better to be this one." Xu Qingdong happily took the coke.

"Lao Xu." Cao Zhiqiang, who was sitting opposite again, frowned, "What's the matter with you?" ”

"What's going on?" Xu Qingdong, who had just taken a sip of Coke, pretended to be stupid.

"Still pretending to be with me?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned slightly, "What's the matter with this Director Yang?" Why don't you just bring her to me without informing me? ”

"Ah, that's what you say." Xu Qingdong put down the Coke, and then sighed, "I'm doing this for your good." ”

"Good for me?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "What do you mean?" ”

Xu Qingdong said: "I'll tell you the truth, I met her at the gate of our unit, that is, our film factory."

She had just come out of it, and I happened to meet her, so I said hello and asked her what she was doing.

Then I found out that she had come to look for you, and she already knew that you lived here, and was planning to come here to look for you.

As soon as I heard this, I was afraid that if she came to you directly, it would be bad if something happened, so I quickly pretended to be enthusiastic and wanted to bring her personally.

It's not, I'm thinking, with me playing a round next to me, it won't make things stiff. ”

"Stiff?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "What can I have to do with her?" ”

Xu Qingdong shook his head: "No, my factory director, you don't know the temper of this senior."

Don't look at her knowledgeable and reasonable, she is good-tempered, but she is actually a stubborn person, and she is easy to offend people when she speaks.

However, they have enough qualifications, have a thick background, and have a good relationship with many big leaders.

Otherwise, do you think anyone can get 3 million funds to shoot Journey to the West? ”

Cao Zhiqiang touched his chin: "That is to say, are you afraid that when she asks me for money, she will speak too bluntly and offend me, and then I can't help it for a while, and I have a bad attitude towards her, afraid that I will offend her because of this, and then make her jealous of me and turn around to wear small shoes for me?" ”

"Not really." Xu Qingdong said, "She just has a bad temper and doesn't rub sand in her eyes, but she won't retaliate for such a trivial matter." ”

"And you say so much?" Cao Zhiqiang was speechless, "It's like I'm a stubborn guy with empty eyes." ”

"That's not what it meant." Xu Qingdong waved his hand, "I'm mainly afraid that the two of you will have the wrong temper and make trouble, which is definitely not good."

Moreover, she is an old-timer in the film and television industry.

If you really accidentally offend her, even if she doesn't deal with you, it will not be good for you to spread the word.

Of course, this is only one of them.

Second, I'm afraid that you will have soft ears and be told by Director Yang that you will give her money without understanding the situation.

I'll tell you.

Just the Journey to the West she filmed.

That's how she shoots.

That's a big hole that can't be filled.

If you really give her money, she will spend all the money for you, and there will be no sound!

Our film studio has finally made some money, and I plan to make persistent efforts, recruit some backbone members, put up the shelves, and shoot a few good movies by the way.

You can't spend all your money.

Especially for the Journey to the West crew directed by Yang.

I'm still waiting for the money to go to the pot. ”

"I see." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "It's been a long time, are you afraid that I will give her money?" ”

"Not really." Xu Qingdong nodded, "I still know about you kid, it's good to have a lot of money, but it's not good to spend money."

Forget about anything else, but the funds for "Love in the Rain" are from our factory, and you can't just take them to waste.

Don't forget, you promised me before, that money should be earmarked and should go to the film studio. ”

"Don't worry, of course I haven't forgotten." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "You still don't know about me?" Public is public and private is private.

When "Love in the Rain" was released in Japan, I had already made the accounts clear.

Including my personal income, as well as the income of the film studio, it is clearly written in the accounts.

And I have a lot of money, and I earn a lot from records in Japan alone, so I don't want to be greedy for the little money that the film studio spends on the public expense.

Do you think I'm the kind of stupid person who gets into trouble for a little money? ”

"Of course I understand." Xu Qingdong nodded, "But I'm not afraid that you will be praised and happy, and you will accidentally throw money."

That's why I'm here to stare at the point, because I'm afraid you'll nod your head casually.

It's a good thing you didn't agree to her request.

Otherwise, it would be difficult.

After all, you are the factory director, and I am only a deputy factory director.

You have to decide what it takes to make this money. ”

"Are you really taking me for a fool?" Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "I have also heard a little about the Journey to the West crew, and I will not spend money on that kind of bottomless pit." ”

"That's good." Xu Qingdong nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Qingdong sighed: "Alas, if you want me to say, Director Yang is too stubborn."

With her method of shooting, sooner or later she will cause trouble.

And it's just her, the background is hard enough.

If it had been someone else, it would have been reported a long time ago.

But...... Forget it, let's not talk about it. ”

"Okay, that's over." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "But what happened to Zhu Lin and Ma Suqin?" ”

"It's not easy, she lacks actors." Xu Qingdong said, "It's spread all over the circle, Director Yang is looking for actors everywhere to join her Journey to the West crew."

That's it, the key is that she gives very little treatment, but the shooting environment is very poor and very hard.

I heard an actor who joined her crew before say that in the Journey to the West crew, it is to live and suffer.

The basic thing to eat every day is steamed bread and pickles, and then get up early and go to filming in the dark, and even Weiya doesn't use it, and directly uses ordinary wire ropes instead, for which there have been several accidents, and some people have been hospitalized because of this.

Therefore, the real big stars refuse to go to her crew, such as Liu Xiaoqing, Pan Hong or something.

So, she can only go to those new people.

After all, newcomers are cheap, so it's easy to handle.

It's like that Ma Suqin, that's a pure newcomer, and the quality is not bad, doesn't she just fall in love with it at a glance? ”

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "If that's the case, then how dare she ask me for Zhu Lin?"

Zhu Lin is not a little star now, is he? ”

Xu Qingdong said: "Of course, there are dates or not, let's try it first."

I don't think she could do it, but who knows if you agreed.

Alas, let me say what is good about you. ”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "You don't understand this."

In fact, her Journey to the West still has merit.

If we only invest in one episode and contribute money, we can affect the filming of that episode.

For example, we can ask for too much change in the script, and even promise that we will do the post-production special effects for that episode.

In this way, we can shoot the episode of Daughter Country according to our intentions, and we can also use the traffic of Journey to the West to save publicity costs.

At the same time, because we're sponsors, we can certainly make a wave of advertising dollars by inserting the ads we want to in that episode.

When that episode is broadcast, the ratings will definitely be high.

When the time comes, not only Zhu Lin's fame will take this to the next level.

We can also make a lot of money just by inserting ads.

Especially, if advertising is my own related industry, it is even more profitable.

This is equivalent to saying that we spent a small amount of money, but with the help of Journey to the West's IP and traffic, what a cost-effective thing. ”

"What IP traffic? What does it mean? Xu Qingdong frowned and asked.

"Oh, it's the shell." Cao Zhiqiang said, "The meaning of backdoor listing." ”

"If you say that, then I understand." Xu Qingdong nodded.

Speaking of this, Xu Qingdong looked at Cao Zhiqiang again and smiled: "By the way, speaking of Zhu Lin, what's wrong with her?" I saw her so well before, why did she suddenly ......"

"Shh Cao Zhiqiang hurriedly raised his right index finger to his mouth.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang pointed in the direction of the bedroom and gestured to someone.

Xu Qingdong blinked and immediately expressed his understanding.

Cao Zhiqiang said solemnly: "In this way, regarding the reimbursement of Comrade Zhu Lin's medical expenses, we still have to have a little human touch, and we can't ignore it because of the high cost."

After all, Comrade Zhu Lin suffered from a sudden illness, and it was also for work and to cooperate with the promotion of the movie, do you say this is the truth? ”

Xu Qingdong blinked and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, that's right, I think so too, I can't chill the hearts of excellent actors." ”

"Hmm." Cao Zhiqiang followed, "Then this matter is decided, Comrade Zhu Lin's medical expenses in Xiangjiang are all taken from the public account of our film factory, after all, it is for official business." ”

"That's right, that's right!" Xu Qingdong nodded again.

"Alright, that's all for it." Cao Zhiqiang said, "This, the next step is other work arrangements."

Well, by the way, did you have breakfast? ”

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang shook his head and glanced at Xu Qingdong.

Xu Qingdong understood in seconds, and immediately said: "Not yet, didn't I just plan to go to the unit to make do with some food, I met Director Yang, and then we came together, why haven't you eaten yet." ”

Cao Zhiqiang nodded with satisfaction: "That's it, look at you, it's not good."

People are iron and rice are steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panic.

So, I'm hungry too, so let's go to the restaurant below and talk while eating. ”

"Okay, that's a good feeling." Xu Qingdong nodded.

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Then you go to the Chinese restaurant below and wait for me first, and I'll go in a while." ”

"Okay." Xu Qingdong got up with a smile, winked at Cao Zhiqiang, and then turned to leave.

After Xu Qingdong left, Cao Zhiqiang returned to the bedroom, looked at Wu Qinghong, who was already fully dressed, and said, "Qinghong, I'm sorry, I can't be with you for breakfast, I have something serious to talk about." ”

"It's fine." Wu Qinghong smiled and said, "You men should talk about big things, go quickly, don't worry about me, I'm okay." ”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "I just like your sensible little appearance!" ”

After saying this, Cao Zhiqiang said again: "In this way, after I leave, you call customer service and ask them to bring you food to eat, and tell them what you want to eat, don't treat yourself badly, you know?" ”

"Got it." Wu Qinghong smiled, "However, can I call back first?" ”

"Huh? Make a call back? Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "What to go back?" Where to go back? ”

"Of course, call us home." Wu Qinghong said with a smile, "I want to invite Zhenzhen and Sister Wang to come here for dinner, there are many people and it is lively."

Besides, looking at your appearance, you won't come back immediately after talking about things, so you guess you'll have to go out to run errands, right? ”

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "It's almost the New Year, there have been a lot of things recently, and I have to keep an eye on many things personally, so I may not be able to accompany you today." ”

"I knew it." Wu Qinghong said with a smile, "So, I plan to ask Zhenzhen to borrow with Xiaohong to accompany me, so that we women can do women's small things, and you men will do men's big things, and Hu will not hinder you."

By the way, speaking of which, I'll have to go back to see my sister in two days.

Did you buy them gifts? ”

"Oops, that's really forgot." Cao Zhiqiang patted his head, "Why don't you buy some for me." ”

"Well, I knew you forgot." Wu Qinghong said with a smile, "Okay, the matter of buying New Year's goods and gifts is all wrapped up in me." ”

"Not bad, not bad." Cao Zhiqiang walked over with a smile and scratched the tip of her nose with his fingers, "It's really a virtuous helper, it saves me a lot of heart." ”

Wu Qinghong pursed her lips with a smile: "Now you know my good, right?" ”

"I know, I always know." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and hugged Wu Qinghong's waist, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have abducted you back then." ”

"What nonsense." Wu Qinghong glanced at Cao Zhiqiang.

Cao Zhiqiang laughed, poofed, and kissed Wu Qinghong's face.

After brushing it, Wu Qinghong's face immediately turned red.

Alas, Wu Qinghong is good at this.

I've done everything I need to do, and I can still blush when I get kissed......

Well, it's because there's less to do.

After smiling slightly, Cao Zhiqiang let go of his hand and took out a dozen foreign exchange coupons from his arms, all of which were of a hundred yuan each.

During this period, RMB did not have a 100 yuan bill, and the highest denomination of a banknote was 10 yuan, so it was actually very inconvenient to use RMB to spend large amounts.

But forex vouchers are different.

This currency, which was issued on April 1, 1980, was originally intended to be used by overseas Chinese and foreign guests who came to China, and the use of the currency was also restricted, and it could only be used in specific places, such as foreign-related hotels, friendship shops, duty-free shops, and so on.

But because these places can buy many domestic luxury goods and imported goods that ordinary people in China can't buy, so slowly, the value of foreign exchange coupons will also rise.

Later, due to various reasons, foreign exchange coupons gradually flowed into the private market and became another official currency with a "privileged" flavor.

During this period, if you have a foreign exchange voucher, you can become the object of envy.

Because you have a foreign exchange coupon, you can go to the Friendship Store to buy things, which is something that ordinary people can't enter.

So in the early 80s, there were actually two currencies in China, namely RMB and foreign exchange coupons.

Comparatively speaking, foreign exchange coupons are more scarce and of course more valuable.

At this time, the maximum denomination of RMB is 10 yuan, but the maximum denomination of foreign exchange coupons is 100 yuan.

Therefore, if you want to spend a large amount, it is best to use foreign exchange coupons.

In fact, foreign exchange coupons can now be used not only in foreign-related institutions, but also in some ordinary stores.

And when used in non-foreign-related places, the actual value of foreign exchange coupons is higher than the face value.

The stack of foreign exchange coupons that Cao Zhiqiang just took out are all 100 yuan each, so if you calculate it, you have to have 5,000 yuan to say the least!

To put it mildly, this pile of money is more precious than the 10,000 yuan of ordinary 10,000 yuan households.

"This, this ......" Wu Qinghong looked at the pile of foreign exchange coupons in his hand with a confused expression, "It's all for me?" ”

"Of course." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "You go and watch and buy whatever you want, buy whatever you want." ”

"Too many!" Wu Qinghong said with a little trembling.

"Silly girl." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head, "You just take it well, it's just a lot."

To put it mildly, this money is a pocket money for me now.

Since you are my woman, you have to learn to treat money like dung, don't be so surprised. ”

"But ......"

"Alright, that's it!"

Cao Zhiqiang waved his hand: "I still have something to do, I have to go to work first, you can take this and spend it first, if it's not enough, you can call the publishing house, find Vice President Chen, ask him for money, and I'll make it up to him when I go back, it's okay." ”

Wu Qinghong bit her lip: "Then I'll save it for you." ”

"Save a hair!" Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "Qinghong, how many times have you been told that you ...... Forget it, you can do whatever you want, anyway, the money is yours, you can spend it as much as you like, and I won't stop you if you want to save it.

But there is one thing, don't give it to me, you can keep it in your own passbook.

I don't want to take back the money I gave, do you hear? ”

"yes, I heard you." Wu Qinghong smiled.

"That's all! I'm leaving. ”

Cao Zhiqiang scratched the tip of her nose again, and then under Wu Qinghong's attention, he picked up the scarf and tweed coat, got up and left the room.